Igreja de São Francisco

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Baroque church Catholic church historical monument

Igreja de São Francisco is a renowned Baroque Catholic church in Salvador noted for its lavishly gilded interior and richly decorated colonial architecture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Igreja de São Francisco canonical 2
São Francisco de Assis Church in Belo Horizonte 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Catholic church ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture

Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
city Salvador ⓘ
constructionEnd 1723 ⓘ
constructionStart 1708 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
culturalSignificance major example of Brazilian colonial religious art ⓘ
one of the most important Baroque churches in Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
denomination Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
surface form: Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
era colonial Brazil ⓘ
hasDecoration Baroque altarpieces ⓘ
azulejo tiles in the cloister ⓘ
gilded stucco ⓘ
painted ceilings ⓘ
hasPart cloister ⓘ
façade with twin bell towers ⓘ
gilded nave ⓘ
main altar ⓘ
sacristy ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
heritageDesignation national heritage of Brazil ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ⓘ
knownFor extensive use of gold leaf ⓘ
lavishly gilded interior ⓘ
ornate woodcarving ⓘ
richly decorated colonial architecture ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ⓘ
surface form: Historic Center of Salvador

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ⓘ
surface form: Salvador, Bahia
locatedInNeighborhood historic center Pelourinho ⓘ
surface form: Pelourinho area
materialUsed gold leaf ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
primaryUse place of worship ⓘ
region Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form: Northeast Region, Brazil
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
secondaryUse tourist site ⓘ
state Bahia ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil → hasLandmark → Igreja de São Francisco ⓘ
Minas Gerais → hasNotableChurch → Igreja de São Francisco ⓘ
this entity surface form: São Francisco de Assis Church in Belo Horizonte
historic center Pelourinho → hasLandmark → Igreja de São Francisco ⓘ
subject surface form: Pelourinho